title: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of facial nerve: Presenting as parotid mass.
abstract: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is very uncommon tumor of parotid gland and it is an uncommon spindle cell sarcoma accounting for approximately 5% of all soft-tissue sarcoma. There is strong association between MPNSTs and neurofibromatosis (NF-1) and previous irradiation. Structural abnormality of chromosome 17 is associated with NF-1 and so MPNST. We present a case of a 78-year-old male presenting with slowly growing parotid mass who underwent tumor resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Narhe, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Bageshri P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Gogate
authors.forename: Mani
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Sanjay D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: Snehal N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Purandare
keywords: Facial nerve; malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; parotid gland